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The only textbook explicitly designed to address counseling with adults who are coping with individual, relationship, and work transitions, this volume integrates the basic tenets of adult development with therapeutic practice. It is based on Schlossberg's theory of transitions, a new process and content model that offers effective techniques for helping adults to understand and successfully navigate normal life transitions.

This revised edition addresses contemporary societal ills that exacerbate adult life transitions, such as a tumultuous economy, increased unemployment, bankruptcies, and foreclosures, and focuses on our increasing racial and cultural diversity. The volume also expands its consideration of spiritual and social justice issues and provides a more integrated and holistic approach to adult transitional counseling.

Key Features of the New Edition:

Based on Schlossberg's technique, a new model for counseling adults in transition

Offers practical new strategies and exercises for use in transitional counseling

Addresses unemployment and coping in an uncertain social/economic context

Focuses on loss and resilience, diversity, culture, social justice, and spirituality

Contains new sections on transitioning to adulthood, living arrangements including diverse family structures, mobility, siblings, in-laws, and retirement

Introduces new concepts such as collectivist coping, hardiness, mindfulness, and transcendence

Product Details

Publication DateAugust 09, 2011

Page Count360

Product FormPaperback / softback

ISBN 139780826106353

EISBN9780826106360

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements

PART I WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW

Chapter 1: Adult Development Theories

Chapter 2: The Transition Framework

Chapter 3: Factors that Influence Transitions

PART II WHAT ARE WE LIKELY TO HEAR

Chapter 4: Individual Transitions

Chapter 5: Relationship Transitions

Chapter 6: Work Transitions

PART III WHAT CAN WE DO WITH WHAT WE KNOW AND HEAR

Chapter 7: Individual Counseling

Chapter 8: Helping Clients Deal with Non-Event Transitions

Chapter 9: Group Counseling

Chapter 10: Consultation, Program Development, and Advocacy

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